Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-01-14
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BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY. JANUARY u, 1885,

The Springfield Republican remarks that
Henry Geprge ~ possible mischief maker
in the next presidential canvass is pretty
well done for. He would have the land
owners against him-and this is nation Of
land owncrs-and now he has offended the
Homish church. which is strong in the cities.
Thomas Stevens, who in April, 1894, be
gan a Journey around the world on bicy-
ce arrived at his starting point, San Fran
cisco. last week Friday. He had consider
able difficulty in pursuing his course, as he
was arrested as a spy on the borders of AZ
ghanistan and assaied by a mob in China
i'm the latter case barely escaping with his |
life
Senator Edmunds was not at Gen. Logan's /
funeral for the reason that he aud party |
of friends spent the holiday recess on gun
ming expedition in the South. They were
beyond the reach of mails or kilograms I'M
til the day after Gen. Logan was buried.
ON Saturday the day following the burial,
the senator reached a little town several
miles from Norfolk, and there he heard for
the first time that Gen. Logan was dead.
\ queer and unluokedfor result of the
division Of the town of Rutland is that the
farmers Of the new towns Of Proctor and
West Rutland will have no public money To
nav their losses from the attacks Of dogs on
their sheep Since December /, 5000 worth
Of such damage has been done, but the
available proceeds from dog licenses to pay
such damages will not exceed $50. The old
town of Rutland has balance of S344 OF
such money on hand, hut its officers and
people will not agree that it shall Toe used to
pay damages suffered in the new towns.
The Phoenix has never printed IA more
vivid collection of pen pictures from actual
life than is found in the extracts from Mrs.
Caapbell's studies Of life among the New
York sewing women printed ON our first
page to-day If We mistake not they will
come as an illumination to hundreds of our
readers who have less idea of how these
women live or indeed that such class ex-
ist, in this country, than OF the life of the
natives of the Feiee Islands or kanschatka.
ne Il'hlltlll NllNIl Nlltll NhNt IiN'N'iNn -
one OF the most pressing which forces itself
upon the civilization of this century.
\ decision of wide interest tn travellers
has been rendered 10y the Massachusetts, su
prene court When passengers are robbed
at night in sleeping-car the court holds
that the sleeping car company is liable for
the loss The company says Chief JUS
tlc,. Morton holds itself out Ia the world
ns furnishing safe and comfortable ears, and
when it sells ticket it implicitly stipulates
to do ,n. 1t is its duty to use reasonable
means to guard the passenger against theft !;
and if through want of care the personal
effects Of passenger, such ms he might rea-
,onahly carry with him, are stolen, the
company is liable Such rule is required
by public policy and by the interests of both
the passenger and the company
senator Elmunds has reported favorahly
from the committee on foreign relation, the
hill to incorporate the Maritime Canal
Company of Nicaragua" The hill propose,
Ia charter the company for the purpose OF
enjoying all rights contained in any cana
concession made to it 10y Nicaragua or Costa
Rica, which means mutual agreement be
tween the United States and Nicaragua as
To the control and management of the cana
under the present treaty obligations be
tween the two countries. The list of direc
tors of the canal company named in the ac
is headed 10y Frederick Billings and com
prises the names of other well-known mel
of large experience in public affairs. Tn,
Senate committee strongly urges the pas
sage of this bill
The employees of the Consolidated horse
railroad company of Boston have gained al
important victory over their employers thi
week. Some time ago they presented lis
Of grievances with demand for their rem
rdv. The main points asked for were tina
six days should constitute weeks worl
and no regular men I've compelled to worl
ON Sunday that an hour should he Above,
for meals at noon and night, that all mel
should be employed by the day and not b.
the trip, and that officers of the compan
should not keep boarding houses for tn
men The company did not comply wit
llltNf 'ltlilhlliN ~ pAbiliStis anu WI -h'ii
laV the men struck, but the tie-up Taste
only day conference resulted in tn
company granting the demands of tn
men, and Tuesday morning the cars wep
running as usual.
Bradley Smalley has got himself talke
about outside the state because of an urde
which he issued prohibiting the inportatio
of horses into Vermont from Montreal o
account Of the prevalence there of glander
1t is denied that CHAMBERS exists in MOI
treal and the papers accuse the collectC
OF doing in "a small way what We Just
complain of Prince Bismarck and the FrenC
republic and the British Privy council f,
doing on greater scale when they exclu'
American cattle or pigs from their marke
by making unfounded charges against the
health and fitness FOR purposes of food
Col Smalley says for himself that he h,
no discretion in the matter. hut acted und
positive orders from the treasury depaI
ment. He has been in Montreal this We,
trying Ia get at the facts in the case
says the trouble arose from an order isSu
10y the Mayors council of Montreal rautiu
ing the people against CHAMBERS, which "
said Ia have appeared among the horses
the city.
The next important reform which pub
sentiment will demand in railroad manaa
ment in this country is the general init
duction Of some means of heating ca
which shall do away with the danger of
conhagration in case of accident. The
cent casualties have aroused the public mi
on this subject as never before. In poi
of fact there is no reason, except that
would cost money, why system of stei
heating should not be adopted universe
and soon. Such a system is used with
tire satisfaction on the New York elevat
roads, and the Connecticut River compa
has for some time used the Emerson Ia
pressure system, which is found 10 he
only feasible and agreeable but entir
safe. rupture of the pipes would exp
no one to scalding or any danger, hut wo
simply till the ear with washing day
por. The railroad commissioners of utl
states already have the subject under ca
ful investigation, and our own Verm
hoard ought IN actively interest themsel
in the subject, for it is entirely within til
province "a make recommendation in
gard To it,
The sensation Of the day in New Yorl
the deposition from his pastoral charge
the Rev DIR Mc(ilVnn uastor of 81 Ste